Cooking

I used to think that I liked to cook - because I did it so often.  As it turned out, I discovered I just liked to eat - cooking was a means to an end!  I know today that cooking is not one of my favorite things to do.  I don't always hate it, but usually it is just a chore that I try to get through as fast as possible. 

Or maybe because I do cook so often these days, it's just something I resent.  I need to cook a lot to make it easier to stay on my food plan.  Going out to eat is fine, but not always easy to get everything I need, plus it costs so much more than it ever did since I have special needs.  I can't just order a turkey club and be done with it.  I have to order a safe, usually dry protein, extra servings of vegetables since I get two cups and most restaurants don't give you that much in a serving and a safe starch like a baked potato or brown rice.  So, even if I'm going out to lunch, I still end up ordering a dinner menu item.  Therefore, I eat in and cook at home as much as possible.

I think I just need to hit the lottery so I can hire a personal chef to take care of all these little "problems" for me.  ;-)